General Surgery – Breast and Endocrine - public patients

Purpose

This page contains information for general practitioners on how to refer patients aged 16 years and over to General Surgery – Breast and Endocrine services at Mater Hospital Brisbane

Service Availability:

The Breast and Endocrine service accepts referrals from GPs and specialist services.

The Breast Surgery service consists of surgeons, clinical nurses and two accredited Breast Care Nurses. The Breast Care Nurses provide tailored information and psychosocial support to patients with Breast Cancer with face to face clinics and telephone support. Patients also have access to allied health services including physiotherapy, psychology, social work, occupational therapy and dietetics.

The Breast and Endocrine service integrates with other specialties including Medical and Radiation Oncologists, Pathologists and Research Staff at weekly multidisciplinary team meetings to establish individualised plans of care.

The Breast and Endocrine Surgery service consistently review patients within recommended OPD categorisation times

Please note for patients who require a referral for breast reconstruction please send a named referral to the Plastic Surgery Service.

How to Refer

If referral for care is indicated please list all of the General Referral Information and reason for request, and essential information as indicated below.

To refer, please fill in the Mater Adult Referral Form, available to download and embed into most major Practice Management software applications.

Referrals can be sent by:

Secure messaging

Medical Objects: HM4101000R8

HealthLink EDI: materref

Fax

07 3163 8548

Medical Imaging Referrals

GPs can refer patients directly to Mater Hospital Brisbane (MHB) radiology department for relevant investigations. If the imaging request is for FNA or core biopsy, a pathology request form is also required.

Medical Imaging will accept requests on any Medical Imaging request form or letterhead.

Telephone 07 3163 8503

Fax 07 3163 1850

Please note: in these cases this referral to the Medical Imaging department:-

Does not constitute a referral to the Breast and Endocrine service

The referring GP is responsible for checking and acting upon the result of the investigation

Emergency

If any of the following are present or suspected, phone 000 to arrange immediate transfer to the emergency department or seek emergency medical advice if in a remote region:

View list of conditions:

Acute abscess at any site

Scope of Service

Conditions out of scope

The following conditions are not routinely provided at Mater Hospital Brisbane:

Bulk Billed Clinics

Mater Health Services offers patients the opportunity to attend bulk billed clinics. To provide your patient with the opportunity to attend a bulk billed specialist clinic, please provide a named referral to one of our specialists listed above.

Contact Us

If you would like to discuss a referral, including clinical criteria, or update the status of a current patient please contact our priority GP phone line on 07 3163 2200

Current Waiting Time for Appointments

We provide up to date data on how long patients are waiting for their first appointment by specialty here.

Referral Guideline Development

These Mater Referral Guidelines align with standardised best practice tools for referral to publicly funded specialist outpatient services developed in Queensland through the Clinical Prioritisation Criteria project.